Johann Hedwig (8 December 1730 – 18 February 1799), also styled as Johannes Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of mosses. He is sometimes...

slalom canoeist Johann Hedwig, (1730–1799), German botanist Romanus Adolf Hedwig (1772–1806), German botanist, son of Johann Hedwig Hedwig Fountain, a fountain...

Funaria is a genus of approximately 210 species of moss. Funaria hygrometrica is the most common species. Funaria hygrometrica is called “cord moss” because...

previously described and named as one species, Neckera seductrix by Johann Hedwig. He was a German botanist who made many contributions to the study of...

Polytrichum is a genus of mosses — commonly called haircap moss or hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that have a cosmopolitan distribution...

Mnium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America. The following species are...

Tortula is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus...

Hypnum cupressiforme, the cypress-leaved plaitmoss or hypnum moss, is a common and widespread species of moss belonging to the genus Hypnum. It is found...

Funaria hygrometrica, the bonfire moss or common cord-moss, is a type of water moss which grows on shady, moist soil. It can also be found on moist walls...

Mnium stellare, the starry thyme-moss or stellar calcareous moss, is a moss species in the genus Mnium. Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British...